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Post by Admin on Apr 25, 2022 19:05:11 GMT
French election: Macron defeats Le Pen, but faces battle to unite France
1,252 views Apr 26, 2022 The relief was almost audible - as the German chancellor, the American president and Boris Johnson lined up to offer their congratulations to Emmanuel Macron.
A victory for the far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, whose admiration for Vladimir Putin still lingers, would have been a hammer blow to the Western alliance.
All the more surprising then that Mr Putin also sent his good wishes to Mr Macron.
There were few warm words, though, for the French president back home.
He leads a bitterly divided country where the extremes have just about been kept at bay for now.
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Post by Admin on Jun 19, 2022 17:04:52 GMT
Elections in France decide battle between Emmanuel Macron and the left – BBC News
232 views Jun 20, 2022 President Emmanuel Macron beat the far right to retain the presidency in April but, less than two months on, it is the left that is threatening his hold on power in France's National Assembly elections.
If the president loses his outright majority, he could struggle to push through reforms.
Far-left Jean-Luc MĂ©lenchon's left-green alliance finished neck and neck with the centrist Macron coalition in the first round a week ago.
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Post by Admin on Jun 19, 2022 22:15:48 GMT
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron’s alliance got the most seats in the final round of the parliamentary election on Sunday, but it lost its parliamentary majority, projections show.  The projections, which are based on partial results, show that Macron’s candidates would win between 200 and 250 seats — much less than the 289 required to have a straight majority at the National Assembly, France’s most powerful house of parliament. The situation, which is unusual in France, is expected to make Macron’s political maneuvering difficult if the projections are borne out. A new coalition — made up of the hard left, the Socialists and the Greens — is projected to become the main opposition force with about 150 to 200 seats. The far-right National Rally is projected to register a huge surge with potentially more than 80 seats, up from eight before. Polls are being held nationwide to select the 577 members of the National Assembly, the most powerful branch of France’s Parliament. |
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Post by Admin on Jun 20, 2022 1:06:30 GMT
French President Emmanuel Macron lost his absolute majority in the National Assembly after a strong showing from the Left reduced his number of seats. The president will now have to rely on other groups to pass his reforms.
French President Emmanuel Macron lost control of the National Assembly in legislative elections on Sunday, a major setback that could throw the country into political paralysis unless he is able to negotiate alliances with other parties.
Macron's centrist Ensemble coalition, which wants to raise the retirement age and further deepen EU integration, was on course to end up with the most seats in Sunday's election.
A broad left-wing alliance was set to be the biggest opposition group, while the far-right scored record-high wins and the conservatives were likely to become kingmakers.
Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire called the outcome a "democratic shock" and added that if other blocs did not cooperate, "this would block our capacity to reform and protect the French."
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Post by Admin on Jun 20, 2022 12:56:31 GMT
President Macron loses majority in split French vote - BBC News
6,731 views Jun 20, 2022 President Emmanuel Macron has lost control of the French National Assembly following a strong performance by a left alliance and the far right in the elections.
His centrist coalition lost dozens of seats in an election that has left French politics fragmented.
The prime minister he had only recently appointed, Elisabeth Borne, said the situation was unprecedented.
"This situation represents a risk for our country, given the risks we're facing nationally and internationally," she said. "We will work as of tomorrow to build a working majority."
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